USS Indianapolis (CA-35)

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USS Indianapolis (CA-35) was a U.S. Navy Portland-class heavy cruiser best known for delivering components of the first atomic bomb and subsequently sinking in 1945 with great loss of life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Portland-class heavy cruiser
United States Navy warship
armament 9 × 8-inch (203 mm) guns
secondary 5-inch guns
attacker Japanese submarine I-58
awards 10 battle stars for World War II service
beam approximately 66 feet
builder New York Shipbuilding Corporation
cargo components of the "Little Boy" atomic bomb
casualties approximately 879
causeOfLoss torpedo attack
commissioned 1932-11-15
conflict World War II
country United States of America
crewComplementAtSinking approximately 1,195
dateOfSinking 1945-07-30
decommissioned 1945-07-29
destinationOfFinalDelivery Tinian
surface form: Tinian Island
displacement approximately 9,800 tons standard
fate sunk by Japanese submarine torpedoes
flagshipFor Raymond A. Spruance
surface form: Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
foundWreck 2017-08-19
hullNumber CA-35
laidDown 1929-03-31
launched 1931-11-07
length approximately 610 feet
maximumSpeed approximately 32 knots
namedAfter Indianapolis
surface form: Indianapolis, Indiana
notableConsequence many crew died from exposure, dehydration, and shark attacks
one of the worst losses of life in U.S. Navy history from a single ship
notableEvent delivered components of the first operational atomic bomb to Tinian
numberOfTorpedoesHit 2
operator United States Navy
participatedIn Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle of Okinawa
Battle of the Philippine Sea
placeBuilt Camden
surface form: Camden, New Jersey
placeOfSinking Philippine Sea
propulsion steam turbines
role flagship of the U.S. Fifth Fleet
shipClass Portland class
shipType heavy cruiser
survivors approximately 316
timeToSink approximately 12 minutes
wreckLocatedBy expedition funded by Paul Allen
wreckLocation Northwestern Pacific Ocean
surface form: North Pacific Ocean, near the Philippine Sea

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New York Shipbuilding Corporation notableShipBuilt USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
Quint servedOn USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
this entity surface form: USS Indianapolis (in character backstory)
Doris Miller shipServedOn USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
this entity surface form: USS Indianapolis
Portland class ship USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
Portland class notableShip USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
CA-35 refersTo USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
this entity surface form: USS Indianapolis
Japanese submarine I-58 sunkShip USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
United States Navy in World War II notableShip USS Indianapolis (CA-35)